What a damn crying shame. Literally. I had hope, but I guess not this year. I just hope the Lames get swept right out by the Wings...the Wild too.

Thanks for a great season, Avs! This last month and a half was spectacular to watch.

Man I am there with you Mtbrncofn, I thought we could do this. My wife came out of our room and saw me hitting the damn controller on the coffee table. She said, sorry the Avs lost. I asked her how she knew and she said well I am pretty sure the whole neighborhood heard you screaming Nooooo and F uck and cursing and hitting the wall.

Man I am there with you Mtbrncofn, I thought we could do this. My wife came out of our room and saw me hitting the damn controller on the coffee table. She said, sorry the Avs lost. I asked her how she knew and she said well I am pretty sure the whole neighborhood heard you screaming Nooooo and F uck and cursing and hitting the wall.

Hey that sounds familiar.

The officiating in this game was subpar to say the least. They were letting stuff go left and right, both sides.

Should also say congratulations to Michigan State for winning the Frozen Four tonight. Just goes to show how wide open it was this year. Can't wait to have all these crazy college hockey fans in Denver next year!

Of course. They don't get a pass for deciding to start playing balls to the wall in March. This run was great, but it doesn't excuse the mediocrity we saw for the first several months of the season.

Change mediocrity to "disinterest in their own end" and I'm with you.

The positives going into next season are that they've freed up some money, and can make themselves better. Hopefully on the blueline. Once again they can score a lot of goals. Peter Budaj had a fine year, and he should have earned Quenville's confidence. If not...f*** Q. His goalie yanking bull**** is about ten years played out.

I'm saying go Predators in the West and go Penguins in the East. I'll also be pulling for the Thrashers in the East just because I'd love to see the "traditionalists" lose their minds over a Nashville/Atlanta Stanley Cup Finals.

Sorry Avs fans. I was hoping you guys would get in which would have set up another classic Detroit-Colorado battle.

There is, however, alot for you to be excited about. So many great young talents mixed in with outstanding veterans. I'd be extremely surprised if the Avs were not one of the West's top clubs next year.

I'm saying go Predators in the West and go Penguins in the East. I'll also be pulling for the Thrashers in the East just because I'd love to see the "traditionalists" lose their minds over a Nashville/Atlanta Stanley Cup Finals.